
MARCH 29TH, 2026
A PURITAN CATECHISM
36. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death?
The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness and do immediately pass into glory, and their bodies, being still united to Christ, do rest in their graves till the resurrection.
37. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection?
At the resurrection, believers being raised up in glory, shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgment, and made perfectly blessed both in soul and body in the full enjoying of God to all eternity.
38. What shall be done to the wicked at their death?
The souls of the wicked shall at their death be cast into the torments of hades, and their bodies lie in their graves till the resurrection, and judgement of the great day.
39. What shall be done to the wicked at the day of judgment?
At the day of judgment the bodies of the wicked being raised out of their graves, shall be sentenced, together with their souls, to unspeakable torments with the devil and his angels forever.
40. What did God reveal to man for the rule of his obedience?
The rule which God first revealed to man for his obedience, is the moral law, which is summarized in the ten commandments.
man of sorrows
Man of sorrows Lamb of God
By His own betrayed
The sin of man and wrath of God
Has been on Jesus laid
Silent as He stood accused
Beaten mocked and scorned
Bowing to the Father's will
He took a crown of thorns
Oh that rugged cross my salvation
Where Your love poured out over me
Now my soul cries out hallelujah
Praise and honour unto Thee
Sent of heaven God's own Son
To purchase and redeem
And reconcile the very ones
Who nailed Him to that tree
Now my debt is paid
It is paid in full
By the precious blood
That my Jesus spilled
Now the curse of sin
Has no hold on me
Whom the Son sets free
Oh is free indeed
See the stone is rolled away
Behold the empty tomb
Hallelujah God be praised
He's risen from the grave
awaiting you in zion
(psalm 65a)
Awaiting You in Zion,
Are praise and silence, God;
And promises completed,
Which men to You have vowed.
Of prayer You are the hearer,
To You will all men come.
Though evil words would crush me,
You for our sins atone.
How bless-ed is the person
Who is Your chosen one,
The one You have brought near You
And made Your courts his home.
Within Your holy temple
We will be satisfied,
And filled with all the goodness
Your holy house provides.
MY GOD, MY GOD, O WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME
(PSALM 22)
My God, My God, O why have You forsaken Me?
All who see me laugh at me, they mock me and they shake their heads:
“He relied on the Lord, let the Lord be his refuge.”
As dogs around me, they circle me about.
Wounded me and pierced me, I can number all my bones.
My clothing they divided, for my garments casting lots,
O Lord, do not desert me, but hasten to my aid.
I will praise you to my people, and proclaim you in their midst,
O fear the Lord, my people, give glory to God’s name.
SCRIPTURE READING
John 11
APOSTLES' CREED
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ,
His only-begotten Son, our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried.
He descended into hades.
The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and sits
at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From there He shall come to judge
the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
i will glory in my redeemer
I will glory in my Redeemer,
Whose priceless blood has ransomed me
Mine was the sin that drove the bitter nails
And hung Him on that judgment tree
I will glory in my Redeemer,
Who crushed the pow’r of sin and death
My only Savior before the Holy Judge
The Lamb who is my righteousness
The Lamb who is my righteousness.
I will glory in my Redeemer
My life He bought, my love He owns
I have no longings for another
I’m satisfied in Him alone
I will glory in my Redeemer
His faithfulness, my standing place
Though foes are mighty and rush upon me,
My feet are firm, held by His grace
My feet are firm, held by His grace
I will glory in my Redeemer,
Who carries me on eagle’s wings
He crowns my life with loving-kindness
His triumph song I’ll ever sing
I will glory in my Redeemer,
Who waits for me at gates of gold
And when He calls me, it will be paradise
His face forever to behold,
His face forever to behold
behold our god
Who has held the oceans in His hands
Who has numbered every grain of sand
Kings and nations tremble at His voice
All creation rises to rejoice
Behold our God seated on His throne
Come let us adore Him
Behold our King nothing can compare
Come let us adore Him
Who has given counsel to the Lord
Who can question any of His words
Who can teach the One who knows all things
Who can fathom all His wondrous deeds
Who has felt the nails upon His hands
Bearing all the guilt of sinful man
God eternal humbled to the grave
Jesus Savior risen now to reign
You will reign forever
(Let Your glory fill the earth)
(repeat)
a wonderful savior
(he hideth my soul)
A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord
A wonderful Savior to me
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
Where rivers of pleasure I see
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
That shadows a dry thirsty land
He hideth my life in the depths of His love
And covers me there with His hand
And covers me there with His hand
A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord
He taketh my burden away
He holdeth me up and I shall not be moved
He giveth me strength as my day
With numberless blessings each moment He crowns
And filled with His fullness divine
I sing in my rapture oh glory to God
For such a Redeemer as mine
When clothed in His brightness transported I rise
To meet Him in clouds of the sky
His perfect salvation His wonderful love
I'll shout with the millions on high
SERMON
Luke 20:1-8
COME BY THE BLOOD
You are the perfect and righteous God
Whose presence bears no sin
You bid me come to Your holy place
How can I enter in
When Your presence bears no sin?
Through Him, who poured out His life for me
The atoning Lamb of God
Through Him, and His work alone
I boldly come
I come by the blood, I come by the cross
Where Your mercy flows
From hands pierced for me
For I dare not stand on my righteousness
My every hope rests on what Christ has done
And I come by the blood
You are the high and exalted King
The One the angels fear
So far above me in every way
Lord, how can I draw near
To the One the angels fear?
Through Him who laid down His life for me
And ascended to Your side
Through Him, through Jesus alone
I boldly come
You are the Rock and the Cornerstone,
the stumbling block of old
tearing the curtain that barred the way,
fulfilling mysteries told
by the prophets long ago.
Through Him who spilled His own blood for me,
and arose up from the grave
Through Him, through Jesus the Christ,
I boldly come!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jones Homegroup – March 29nd
Tenebrae (Good Friday) Service – April 3rd
Easter Sunday (with breakfast) – April 5th
Men’s Meeting – Pastor Garner’s house 8:00 p.m.
Garner/Haddock Homegroups – April 17th at 6:00 p.m.
Jones Homegroup – April 19th at 6:00 p.m.
Psalm Sing - April 26th at 1:00 p.m.
